ENGINEERING

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Building on its growing success in the visualization and simulation markets, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced with MultiGen-Paradigm, a leading provider of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software solutions for the visual simulation industry, plans to make the Vega application available on Sun's robust Solaris(TM) Operating Environment. By delivering Vega on the Solaris platform, the agreement will offer military, government and commercial simulation customers a cost-effective option to deploy on a robust, highly scalable 3D platform, backed by one of the world's leading vendors for integrated software and hardware solutions. The Vega software development environment, an industry-leading application for realtime visual simulation, enables the efficient development of comprehensive realtime simulations that give government, military, manufacturers and researchers an alternative to costly and potentially dangerous -- decision-making exercises. MultiGen-Paradigm's powerful application also allows engineers to test designs before deploying them. By providing Vega on the Solaris platform, users will benefit from the highly integrated operating environment's scalability, reliability and realtime performance. "This agreement with MultiGen-Paradigm ushers in new growth opportunities for Sun, and we intend to aggressively pursue these markets and help drive innovation across the simulation sector," said Fred Kohout, director of marketing for the Technical Market Products Group at Sun Microsystems. "This relationship allows us to extend our support of the visual simulation community by offering our cutting-edge performance and realtime 3D solutions on the Solaris platform," said Sandeep Divekar, president of MultiGen-Paradigm. "Because of the advances in hardware over the last five years, we've been able to perpetuate realtime 3D on alternative platforms and in new areas such as urban simulation and 3D GIS, allowing us to continue to focus on our core technology while extending the use of realtime 3D simulation." For more information visit www.multigen-paradigm.com/ or www.sun.com